Fender for automobiles, &amp;c.



W. FONGER.

FENDER Foa AUTOMOBILES, ac."

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20| I9I Patented Jan. 8,1918.

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W. FUNGEH.-

` FENDER FOR AUTOMUBILES| &c.

APPLICATION Fxpiufrfs. 2o, 19|?.

1,253,021. Patented. Jan. 8,1918.

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W FNGER FENDER FOR AUTOMOBILES, 61e. APPLICATION FILED rEa.2o,I9I1.

frme C is therefore-ciaJ able of tilting onv the pivotal ortions 5. T e upper and lower members o he f raime aire co e9 ed verticdlqr bpihicni the rfo t e' upper or curved portions ofN the cose-necks B; andthe members 91emeV permitting 'limited' swingnginove of movement of the frame vwill not be interfered'withf, .y -Y- Connected With'und upper member oi the reLrneG"` are counter-1 balancing springs, 1D,v w hoeelower-,lends aref Connected, by 0.1:1dinsu10"-5l with @intermediequipped, bhe-reir ends di raid hers 11 being extended rearwardly,above'ihe piiotul mema bei',.Gaofftheaframe D, soneto contact with the: SWP-belts. 8, =11.theiddsifiunl Shown in f Fig. '],`hie.bplts are. fittedmwih washers, i f `.and may edinstediwith relation-io .me lugs '(by wh'iehmheyerercarried, so that,B ,the i lhemine Dfi covered with@ suitable Jemen-,Werk L1 2:` ...eer-rings. 10 l serve' ias counterbalencmg .sprmgs for the frame Dm;

thus .enabling ther iframe.y Diebe adjusted with greetJ f acilit? by ,means of` themchanismi LG. lt, .wil

,ofy Athe `member G forward, so that. the verticel1 bers 9 rest normasllysagans.,therear"l surfaces of: the lcurvedportions of the gouge, 2

necks Bi, "fhglyihe member C is held yield.- mgly in u gwen, angular u relation. with per.

yspeci f the;frame. D, whenthedevice isrin .With ecoentricbeaiingsll mounted furthe@ trim lons 6";-l rEhe rearcornerslofbhe Inenp.l

thespdsitiiomshdwnin-Fig 4- 1 The automatically reversible fender, proper, E comprises an elongatedbody of some-f what ovalform, whoseends yare'ipirovicileld ber rest upon coil springs 14, whichlraire dmgonally,

dsposed and. which haveitheir ends Cdnrieet .f

.fer-me 1 Qi. he frame 1),. .as eehown in; Fig

12- Til Springen E'will yield@ Perini@ 132e member@ stdwngdeYmWer-dlyi-:w automaic reversing when.occurew`y The memberE 1s adulitedftoA bel m mmh. 18ml? @medew La lhonlelfifrf @www rear;

.be noted, also, thaujths springs slQitendf .tothrow the Yupperportzion l,

with the members [6b. .und` `the l c ort-ion of the member E when the member 1 is swung rearwardly,v as occurs when a bpd isdencounterxed; ai che', 16`connected meer@ geen ef tu@ :iigk 151 Living an extensionl 6 which passes through u perforation 16" (Fig. 6)-iny the trip-arm of .fiber-119616,` and thence-about tli'bocly the itremibybing sor'edito lilfie body at the point 16 c qulle'y 17 mounted onthe rear alf fortrip-axnember, 15 is adapted to slide' about vvliifzhpiley the chain 16 passe;i and a= heuvy coi lspr` i1118 connected with the chain and secur tio `one of the goose-necks B. When the memhl'wnis swung rearwardly and downwardly, 1s occurs' when. a body is@ e1iooiinterei,y vthe' first 'movement` dei ptees the tri l15,whereuponthe.spring 18- r 17beneath which the hook,v

operatesiato orcibly reverseythe body .Ef

in thu-lreversing action,` so asitoepproach the ground more closely and insure ithepick-`= Because vof` the eccentric mountingr of. the member v E, said. member. i dips downwardly ing ,up of ihefbodyencpunteredf l desired,

themember E rmay be :eiwungy rearwardly omhe machine.; Springs 14y Servet@ Piment.. eoizidentell operatwnoisthe trips due eneounteredyby abody., .the springs, 14t yield to rFermitpthie ftwig to be operated.v f

he member I is,'equ1pped. at an mediate portion with-` a sockel; 20 adapted to to work thetripLbymee-nsj of-.n` iiexible; Connection 19 (F1g.3), `w'hmh maypass to a convenient location f nea-r .the steering-vvheelY interv,

kto jarring actions of ordinary 4trlfh i When,howevex;,the fendenkproper, E; 1s 1 befzengaged by i@ spring-projected bolt 21, f

which moves una; guide 22; :with which-the frontlwww1161.11.11@f6",l isequirped (Fge 7 uend, 12h-1,.Theeocket 20. is formed in that;

- edgezff; the: memberE which is normellya presentedgforwnrdly. .Itisf.. formed ini a` metlmernber 20, `with `which. the Lfenderi l Eisequi- WL Said .nnenulvdlf` .120 being .prgT

, vided` wit f; a.y ysloping` gufidefslot;` 20"., which operatesl toretract t eboltl againstv the force of its,.spring when themember Eis member .E

reversed, the headof -thelbQt 21ina11y'enf tering ,the'oocket 2Q sindu positivelvrlocking, L the l!)I against swingingfn elther die.:

rection ,about `the trunnions 6` Before the be resethin theposition,

f shown inFigi the bolt :21 must be ret-riwtzed f ber-E to begrotuted about, thezgrunnionsff;

by `meiins of a knob2li-tofpermit the `12o TheA Gr, by meains of .'whieh ihe` y frame; D, mayy be nwungil from ,the position;

showin in .,Eig. 4@ the. *position shown i in Fig L1B 0l' Yl Fmypreferably oomprisq f ell 'i l-knob; bathe ylower; end. 23; a Worm-wheel 25 fixedly 1 aired@ e warming 2d, fidumeled@ de dhd 1.35

frameheving.aolreanmember journeled of en eutomebilefframeten Lnpperw enderjom'xieled on uthe; opiwotmbfwrtion of lsmid lofcwerv feirder-frnmey rforholdmg' seid gearrcasing in lpositionp iuA worin-wheel, se1I i to ithe rpivotalporition :ofx said' lower f -z fender-fiume, Qan'dl an eetuating shaft equipped within. worm. engaging seid warme.

wheel end equipped @elsoowithi mesns for! roi toting the shaft. a f. alf In a. ldevice oi thecheraoter setlforth,

the eombixmtion with suppm'ting .inembers, i

` set, forth, ythe com inetiori: of supportixei member@l having 1vertice] rtionel equip at their lower ends with ings, means foci'.I mounting said members. 'onthe'frontV ion fume hailing;l .ite :lower portion:v pivotally mounted. onfv seidf fittings; a )lower Eenden z saidffttingee oountenbelnncing spring oon-1` ne eupppwngmem lower, fender-l rame, e secured. to the rear member-of:Silicio` ower fender-fname, E

{mLy hetnet-ing mensfor said; gear, 'meludr ing e durft,

Sdn e dence; offy the' @beliebter fwfrih i the combination leiden ainf of "sup t t membersof goose neck ormhawing open ngfvemjtieel rtions equip edwit vbreek etfmeljn" es connect with the upper portions.- ;ot. said memlqerebracketfmembets conneeiedwith seidttmgs, an upper,iengler-` frame mounted on said rs, Y a lowerlfenderframe having arear member Y journaled in said fittings, a gear securedvto; saidfrear member, andoctuetin oneens for said gear, includingl-psan ,inined i shaft equip i :it its ,llpPerendw-ith eiland-wheel;

9 e .derive Y1f-.the diameter LSe1' fo1rtlt the ombimtion ln1 l equipped :it their Ylower,portions wi ,lite tinge` means for mounting Seid supporti. .mmhre 0,11 the-front end 0f en autoweb:

.en framgq, an upper f der-frame bevi` its l lower Portion wrote 1y zelountedinrsai littings, ,said frame. Lequipped with means adapted menge? theuxrefrhons of, geld .an Jimitnigtheswinglfngdmoementhf saidylfenderfrembeflower new-1.1.; y, r mm. wotallyfmeenled 98% fi es .mined ,e gear-jme bei?,y Aectuetwing n w l; m-v

e or .www

equipped with-@hend-wheel :I

fittingsw ofender adopted* .t0 @Q mrwardly and downwardly.I coilsprmgs strewhed i. y, sprin 'ffrpm notion,1

ber, and eounteirbahntihg springefoonneet.

equipped at their lower ends with fittll'g,k

an u per `fender-freinemmmted on said supe porting members, a; lower fender-frame how a near member jourhaled in said @quipped With s' gear, means. for mnuf.

mgl an ellyy actuating said gear, and cofacting stops."

carried by sandaiittin -and the rear portion of said lower `fender.- rame, seid stops limiting the downward swing of the lower fende` e 11." In a` device of the character set fortlg' the lcombmation of a. pair of goose-neekf supports having" depending vertical portions equlppediat their lower endsr with lfittingsg brace mem curved'extr'emties yolli, said gooseenecks, brace bers .with the upper? members eonnected witlrsaid fittings, en`

u perfenderframehaiv.' y pivotall mounted on ander' rame lha fittings, a rlowerv Ortion oisaidnpper `fendeireme -with ihtermediatenporton of said lowerfende frame.. 4" www i 1ere e devine ,of themamr: set. forth, er

its lower'portion f Y Aiterate" member pivot-y Y ally. journelediinfseidttimgs, and a' countenbalencixig springweonnecting upper f upperzfenderfreme: having; rearwardly yoi- ,10,0 inithe lowerportions orsaiidsupporting* set pivot-portions@ et its lower edgeI mounted members, af. lolWer fondali-frame havingv its, rear portion ,pivotally xieoteda Wthzsaid Sunportinefnembersgn monomer-baleneing .Spri frame wilg; lower tender-Treme. s e

13. In a, devicey of` the an intermediate of'v entid-4v f theyoombinatmn with e fender-frm, of e normally elevated, `feoeex'xtricelly mounted fender? adapted tofY swing rearwardly and 1 `1 downwerdlyywhen the :fender 'encounters a carried byfsmdfenderrirame @pon which body,`IA and .diagonally-disposed rcoil-epris ythe eonbinetion withA al fender-frame, offs normally elevated; ecsntrilly mounted (on said frame edyi'eldmgly supportingsaid yfender` at the copiers, t f, ,end reversing Mermet ist i als I adapted to movement thewey when the 

